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The Growing Crisis of Copper Theft

US Telecom

The rising market value of copper, which is used in legacy communications facilities, has provided bad actors with an economic incentive to target multiple industries infrastructure in an effort to find copper. The bad actors then sell this metal and other stolen communications equipment. This does not have to happen on a large scale.

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How a VoIP Business Phone Service Can Reduce Costs for Your Company

VoIP Review

One of the most overlooked areas where businesses can realize significant savings is in communications – both internal and external. These factors significantly reduce the need for specialized IT manpower and lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of communications services.

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EspaƱa hit with major telecom blackout after power outage April 28th

IEEE ComSoc

Telefonica said it had re-established communications across the country early this afternoon (more below). The power failure resulted in mass outages for telco services, with both communications and infrastructure impacted, causing operators to kickstart emergency backup generators to keep services running.

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What is a Virtual Phone System, and Why Do You Need One?

VoIP MS

A virtual phone system is a communications solution that allows teams to make and receive calls via the internet with the help of a VoIP service provider. Unlike traditional landlines, these calls are made with the help of software you can download on your laptop or cellphone (like mobile apps). What is a virtual phone system?

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Germany sets aside €1bn for fibre broadband expansionĀ 

Total Telecom

million connections have been made possible through federal gigabit funding The German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) has launched its 2025 Gigabit Funding programme. Fiber optic technology enables particularly fast, energy-efficient and reliable data communication. News To date, around 4.3

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Verizon to buy Frontier Communications

IEEE ComSoc

Wall Street Journal reported today that Verizon is on the verge of buying Frontier Communications for as much as $7 billion in a deal that would bolster the company’s fiber network to compete with rivals notably AT&T. Frontier is in the midst of upgrading its legacy copper landline network to cutting-edge fiber.

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Telecom Industry Summit Puts Focus on Harms from Copper Theft

Broadband Breakfast

19, 2024 – The rising market value of copper has driven a surge in theft and vandalism targeting America’s communications networks, causing widespread service disruptions, costing millions in damages, and threatening public safety.  WASHINGTON, Nov.   Cantu cited an example in Denver, Colo.,